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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - A missing man was found dead, submerged in floodwaters, after police said he was driving and got caught in the flash flood on Sept. 26.

What we know:

The Medical Examiner's Office ruled that the driver died from drowning. The manner of his death was deemed an accident.

On Sept. 29, towing crews hoisted a silver vehicle that had been wedged onto a park walkway bridge. The sight stunned neighbors walking on the muddy paths.

"I have never seen anything like this," said neighbor Ilena.

"It is pretty crazy," another neighbor, Steven, said. Image 1 of 2 ▼

The backstory:

It started with a call to Scottsdale police on Sept. 26. During the flash flood storm, a vehicle was spotted submerged in water near 77th Street and Garfield .

When officers arrived

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